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It's suburbia, there are kids are all over. No one can possibly tell you where there will be kids the same age as your kids, who want to do the same things, at the same times. We live in a neighborhood in Cary - there are a lot of girls my DD's age - but they all live on the other side of the neighborhood. Every kid who lives on this side and is her age is a boy - every single one. It's actually pretty odd.
Add to this my DD doesn't like to do typical "girl things" but is at an age where the boys don't really want to play with girls, and her social life is a bit of a challenge.
Your questions makes sense in the overall "what I want" scheme but you seem to be asking about actual street-level specifics which no one can give you. There's over 100K people in Cary, and maybe 20 of them are posting on this board.
I'm not sure you'll get into Amberly for $1500 a month rent. But I agree with pp who noted that newer neighborhoods will have younger kids, but you'll also find neighborhoods that are about 20 years old starting to turn over.
I couldn't live in Amberly either. I've been to the pool there several times and it's wonderful but it would wear on me as well.
Something about Amberlu I didn't like... Maybe it was the newness, and not charming establishes... IDK-- maybe I'm reaching... Halloween!! That's the perfect question
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Your biggest issue is going to be renting in a high priced area. Finding a decent house should be your first priority. Even if there are kids in the neighborhood it doesn't mean it will be your child's playdate utopia. It's my experience that between school and extra curricular activities most kids in the triangle live very scheduled lives. Find a good house in a safe neighborhood, get involved with community and school activities and the friend situation will work itself out.
Thanks everyone! You guys have all been so helpful!!! We're coming from an older home that we own, so really while "newness" is cool, it's not a necessity... besides, if we're renting, someone else can worry about the issues, right?! That's what we were thinking. We've actually had a lot of luck finding some homes in our budget! Hopefully we will make a decision by Monday... and if not, then its not meant to be
Thanks a lot! You've all given me a lot of great input!
I have checked out tons of Cary neighborhoods and if you want to generalize -other posters have said the same thing. New construction or houses built less than 5 years have the youngest kids. The older homes have kids who are grown up and in college. But those are the neighborhoods with nice, tall mature trees and creates a great look! All these new neighborhoods and their rinky dink trees!
Redzin, we've actually seen some nice houses for our budget. I don't mind an older home because that's what we own now... Again, just being able to live in Cary, around Raleigh and be around my kind of civilization (not a 4 road town that people consider a city), is amenity enough so that is not a huge deal either. For right now, and probably for the next 5 years, we don't want to own! With the expense, time, and energy of owning a home, we feel that renting may be better suited for us. So longer rental opportunity is really what we're aiming for...and from what we've seen, the established neighborhoods is going to be a better fit.
I'm trying to keep things simple... I walked away from Amberly, a beautiful home within our budget, with new everything... Why?! Because it didn't feel "homely" it didn't feel like us. It felt like somewhere to live for "show." Probably doesn't make sense to some.... Oh well!
Waiting for that moment when we walk in the door and feel like "this is it!" "This is the one!"
I have checked out tons of Cary neighborhoods and if you want to generalize -other posters have said the same thing. New construction or houses built less than 5 years have the youngest kids. The older homes have kids who are grown up and in college. But those are the neighborhoods with nice, tall mature trees and creates a great look! All these new neighborhoods and their rinky dink trees!
Definitely rinky dink!!! I've complained about our home and neighborhood for so long, and now that we're moving, I'm really appreciating the charm and community feeling an established neighborhood creates!!!
Redzin, we've actually seen some nice houses for our budget. I don't mind an older home because that's what we own now... Again, just being able to live in Cary, around Raleigh and be around my kind of civilization (not a 4 road town that people consider a city), is amenity enough so that is not a huge deal either. For right now, and probably for the next 5 years, we don't want to own! With the expense, time, and energy of owning a home, we feel that renting may be better suited for us. So longer rental opportunity is really what we're aiming for...and from what we've seen, the established neighborhoods is going to be a better fit.
I'm trying to keep things simple... I walked away from Amberly, a beautiful home within our budget, with new everything... Why?! Because it didn't feel "homely" it didn't feel like us. It felt like somewhere to live for "show." Probably doesn't make sense to some.... Oh well!
Waiting for that moment when we walk in the door and feel like "this is it!" "This is the one!"
I prefer mature neighborhoods, too.
Was actually thinking of having greater school choice and choice of areas with kids for your daughter.
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I agree. Newer neighborhoods = more kids. Morrisville and western Cary have lots of new neighborhoods. Amberly is just one of many.
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